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Extra-cardiac impedance based hemodynamic assessment method and system

  • US 7,925,348 B1
  • Filed: 01/26/2010
  • Issued: 04/12/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2010
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A medical device comprising:

  • a lead assembly configured to be at least partially located proximate to the heart, the lead assembly including an extra-cardiac (EC) electrode to be positioned proximate to at least one of a superior vena cava (SVC) and a left ventricle (LV) of a heart, the lead assembly including a subcutaneous remote-cardiac (RC) electrode configured to be located remote from the heart such that at least a portion of the greater vessels are interposed between the RC electrode and the EC electrode to establish an extra-cardiac impedance (ECI) vector, anda processor module to measure extra-cardiac impedance along the ECI vector to obtain ECI measurements, the processor module assessing a hemodynamic performance assessment based on the ECI measurements.

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